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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•vil /ˈænvɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Metallurgya heavy iron block on which heated metals are hammered into desired shapes.
- Meteorology, Anatomya small, similarly shaped bone that is part of the ear.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•vil (an′vil),USA pronunciation n. - Metallurgya heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- anything having a similar form or use.
- the fixed jaw in certain measuring instruments.
- MeteorologyAlso called an′vil cloud′, an′vil top′. incus (def. 2).
- Music and Dancea musical percussion instrument having steel bars that are struck with a wooden or metal beater.
- [Anat.]incus (def. 1).
- bef. 900; Middle English anvelt, anfelt, Old English anfilt(e), anfealt; cognate with Middle Dutch anvilte, Old High German anafalz. See on, felt2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: anvil /ˈænvɪl/ n - a heavy iron or steel block on which metals are hammered during forging
- any part having a similar shape or function, such as the lower part of a telegraph key
- the nontechnical name for incus
Etymology: Old English anfealt; related to Old High German anafalz, Middle Dutch anvilte; see on, felt² |